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Costa in meeting with Kurti: Kosovo should engage in dialogue to move towards the EU

Costa in meeting with Kurti: Kosovo should engage in dialogue to move towards the EU

The European Union Office in Kosovo has published footage from the meeting that the President of the EU Council, Antonio Costa, held this evening in Pristina with the acting Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti.

In the announcement distributed on the official Facebook page of the EU Office, it is stated that Costa stressed the importance of Kosovo seriously engaging in the process of normalizing relations with Serbia, through a constructive dialogue, as a necessary step to advance towards European integration.

"The President of the Council of the European Union, Antonio Costa, met with the outgoing Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, and stressed the importance of Kosovo engaging in the normalization of relations through a constructive dialogue to advance on its European path," the announcement states.


The day before, he visited Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

During a press conference with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, Costa stressed that dialogue with Kosovo is key to Serbia's EU membership, and added that a clear stance on condemning Russian aggression against Ukraine is equally important.

Regarding Vučić's visit to Moscow for the Victory Day celebration, despite messages from Brussels asking him not to go, Costa said that Vučić explained to him that he went to celebrate a historical event.

"We cannot change history, I fully understand that Serbia celebrates liberation, but we cannot celebrate this without condemning the current invasion of another country," Costa said.

In Sarajevo, he expressed concern about what he called "the divisive actions of Republika Srpska," describing them as a threat to the stability and European future of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

After Kosovo, he will also visit North Macedonia, as well as Albania, where he will participate in the European Political Community Summit.

EU leaders elected Portuguese Antonio Costa as president of the European Council, a position he will take on on December 1, 2024. /Telegraph/